The Pakistan cricket team toured England in the 1987 season to play a five-match Test series against England. Pakistan won the series 1-0 with 4 matches drawn. This was the first Test series that Pakistan won against England in England.
One Day Internationals (ODIs)
England won the Texaco Trophy 2-1.
1st ODI
| 21 May 1987 Scorecard |
Pakistan  232/6 (55 overs) |
v |  England233/3 (53.1 overs) |
| Javed Miandad 113 (145) NA Foster 2/36 (11 overs) |
BC Broad 99 (168) Mudassar Nazar 1/41 (11 overs) |
| England won by 7 wickets The Oval, London Umpires: DR Shepherd and AGT Whitehead Player of the match: BC Broad (ENG) |
- England won the toss and elected to field.
2nd ODI
| 23 May 1987 Scorecard |
| England 157 (51.1 overs) |
v | Pakistan 158/4 (52 overs) |
| BC Broad 52 (84) Wasim Akram 2/18 (9.1 overs) |
Javed Miandad 71* (129) NA Foster 2/25 (11 overs) |
| Pakistan won by 6 wickets Trent Bridge, Nottingham Umpires: DJ Constant and BJ Meyer Player of the match: Javed Miandad (PAK) |
- Pakistan won the toss and elected to field.
3rd ODI
| 25 May 1987 Scorecard |
| Pakistan 213/9 (55 overs) |
v | England 217/9 (54.3 overs) |
| Javed Miandad 68 (128) NA Foster 3/29 (11 overs) |
MW Gatting 41 (56) Mudassar Nazar 2/17 (11 overs) |
| England won by 1 wicket Edgbaston, Birmingham Umpires: HD Bird and KE Palmer Player of the match: PAJ DeFreitas (ENG) |
- England won the toss and elected to field.
Test series summary
First Test
| 4–9 June 1987 Scorecard |
| England
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v | Pakistan
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| 447 (143.4 overs) RT Robinson 166 (365) Wasim Akram 4/111 (46 overs) |
140/5 (64 overs) Mansoor Akhtar 75 (182) PH Edmonds 1/2 (7 overs) | |
| Match drawn Old Trafford, Manchester Umpires: HD Bird and BJ Meyer Player of the match: RT Robinson (ENG) |
- Pakistan won the toss and elected to field.
- 7 June was taken as a rest day.
- There was no play on the final day.
- NH Fairbrother (ENG) made his Test debut.
Second Test
| 18–23 June 1987 Scorecard |
| England
|
v | Pakistan
|
| 368 (112.5 overs) CWJ Athey 123 (202) Mudassar Nazar 2/26 (16 overs) |
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| Match drawn Lord's, London Umpires: DJ Constant and AGT Whitehead Player of the match: CWJ Athey (ENG) |
- England won the toss and elected to bat.
- 21 June was taken as a rest day.
- There was no play on the second, fourth and fifth days.
Third Test
| 2–6 July 1987 Scorecard |
| England
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v | Pakistan
|
| 136 (60.4 overs) DJ Capel 53 (161) Mohsin Kamal 3/22 (8.4 overs) |
353 (131.2 overs) Saleem Malik 99 (238) NA Foster 8/107 (46.2 overs) | |
| 199 (78.1 overs) DI Gower 55 (136) Imran Khan 7/40 (19.1 overs) |
| Pakistan won by an innings and 18 runs Headingley, Leeds Umpires: KE Palmer and DR Shepherd Player of the match: Imran Khan (PAK) |
- England won the toss and elected to bat.
- 5 July was taken as a rest day.
- The match was scheduled for five days but completed in four.
- DJ Capel (ENG) made his Test debut.
Fourth Test
| 23–28 July 1987 Scorecard |
| Pakistan
|
v | England
|
| 439 (173.3 overs) Mudassar Nazar 124 (416) GR Dilley 5/92 (35 overs) |
521 (169.5 overs) MW Gatting 124 (399) Imran Khan 6/129 (41.5 overs) | |
| 205 (73.3 overs) Shoaib Mohammad 50 (152) NA Foster 4/59 (27 overs) |
109/7 (17.4 overs) BC Broad 30 (23) Wasim Akram 2/41 (8.4 overs) |
| Match drawn Edgbaston, Birmingham Umpires: BJ Meyer and AGT Whitehead Player of the match: MW Gatting (ENG) |
- England won the toss and elected to field.
- 26 July was taken as a rest day.
Fifth Test
| 6–11 August 1987 Scorecard |
| Pakistan
|
v | England
|
| 708 (220.3 overs) Javed Miandad 260 (617) GR Dilley 6/154 (47.3 overs) |
232 (99.4 overs) MW Gatting 61 (164) Abdul Qadir 7/96 (44.4 overs) | |
| 315/4 (f/o) (142 overs) MW Gatting 150* (346) Abdul Qadir 3/115 (53 overs) |
| Match drawn The Oval, London Umpires: DJ Constant and KE Palmer Player of the match: Javed Miandad (PAK) |
- Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
- 9 August was taken as a rest day.
The Pakistan innings of 708 is the highest in Test match history not to feature a wide.
Annual reviews
References
- Walmsley, Keith (2003). Mosts Without in Test Cricket. Reading, England: Keith Walmsley. p. 364. ISBN 0947540067.
External sources
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| International cricket in 1987 | |
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| Preceding season: International cricket in 1986–87 | |
| December 1986-January 1987 | |
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| August 1987 | |
| Following season: International cricket in 1987–88 | |
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